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PURLS FEWER BUT TAXPAYERS School Report Shows 44,700 Children and 35,630 on Voters' List in District. POPULATION IS 245,850 Stability of Portland Property and Prosperous Condition of City, la Indicated by Census Move ment of Homes Is On. There are 44.700 children between the ages of 4 and 19 years Inclusive and 35,630 taxpayers in the Portland school district according to the tabulated figures of the annual school census completed yesterday. While the results show a slight decrease In the number of children as compared with last year they show that there are now 544 more legal voters or property owners than at a corresponding time last year. The figures as obtained by 259 enu merators who canvassed each school dis trict systematically show that there are now 44.700 children between 4 and 19 in the district as compared with 44,916 last year. -As shown by last year's re sults the girls outnumber the boys slightly, the comparison this year standing boys, 22,312 and girls 22,388. Men 'Outnumber Women A might naturally be expected the men taxpayers far outnumber the wom en taxpayers. The report shows that there are 22.007 men in the school dis trict who pay taxes apd are thus en titled to be classed as legal voters on school matters, whereas ( there only IS, 685 women who - possess that privilege. Based on the usual rule of multiply ing the school census by five and one lialf to ascertain the population, the present population of the Portland school district, which includes a few sparsely settled communities border ing on the city limits, is now 245,850. The fact that the number of property owners has increased materially during the past year is read by business men as a most hopeful sign of the basic condition of Portland. If it is true, as the census indicates, that the popu latlon has decreased slightly, the larger increase in the number of property owners shows that the solid people of the community are not leaving but that the floaters, whom some style as para sites, are being weeded out. Outlying; Districts Lose. "I certainly would prefer to see the number of taxpayers increase than to note an increase in the number of chil dren," said R. II. Thomas, clerk of the school district who had charge of the census, yesterday. "It means that the taxpayers are getting a fuller measure of return on the taxes that they pay and that a larger majority of the present population is taking a serious and permanent interest In Portland by buying property. "The figures just compiled show that the drift of population is way from the business district and the extreme suburbs into the sections that lay tnid- its outskirts. The old settled com- - win 1 tin. 4m - tha m-m r t n i at r iffc mi the boundaries of the city limits are losing and the intermediate localities are benefiting by their losses. I at tribute the falling oft of a few chil dren to the tendency among those who move outside of the Intermediate resi dence sections to skip the suburbs and proceed further out on the acre tracts near Portland which are served by prompt car service and where living Is remarkably cheap." Kjamt ld Schools Gain. Many of the West Side school com munities show a loss of children, while material increases are shown in many of the East Side districts. Among the "West Side school localities which show-i losses are Couch, loss of 433, and Shat tuck,. loss of 251, while notable losses on the Bast Side were recorded in the territories served by the Arleta, Cres ton and Eliot schools. The best Increase was returned in the Mount Tabor reservoir .district. Hoffman school, where the number of children jumped from 276 to 657, a gain jof 381. Other important Increases were' shown in these Hast Side districts: Eastmoreland, Brooklyn, Buckman, Richmond, Sellwood, Thompson, Wood mere, Rose City Park, Holladay, Irv ington and Albina Homestead. The llolman school district, on the West Side, shows a gain of 106. Census Carefully Cheeked. Duo to the fact that unemployed resi dents as census Enumerators were en gaged this, year' in place of expert enumerators, who have had the benefit of experience in past years, there is considerable difference of opinion as to whether or not the present census is complete. The unemployed were placed In charge of the work under experi enced supervisors, in order to give them an opportunity to earn a living. Previ ously the school principals and teach . ers, who not only know the children who attend school, but are also famil iar with the families and residences in their respective districts, have had charge. "In order to make certain tha-t these enumerators did not miss names and -thus lose the district actual money, we devised an extensive checking system," said Clerk Thomas last night. "After the enumerators reported the principals in the schools checked up their results and added any names that might have been missed. Then a reward of 5 cents a name was offered to all school chil dren for any new names they could ; bring in. This plan was- the means of adding many overlooked names and swelled the original figures by the hundreds." That every child should be counted is . Important to the district from a strict business standpoint, as well as from a . standpoint of pride. The law provides that the district shall receive $8.20 from the county school fund for every child and fa. 20 from the state appor . tionment Thus the district receives a combined appropriation of $10 for the presence of each child. ROTARY CLUB TOY DONORS Luncheon Admission IrVes to Go to Cheer Detention Home Tontli. i Noone can get into the luncheon of the Rotary Club in the Benson Grill next Tuesday without donating at least one toy or doll or book to be given as a Christmas present to the children of the Frazer Detention Home, and the Rotary Club hopes that the attendance at this luncheon will break all records. D. L. Williams will be at the door to receive the donations of Christmas gifts. "The donation of the toy for the chil dren at the Detention Home don't re lieve one fron the privilege of paying for his luncheon also," says the committee- " Several special stunts are being planned also for this Christmas luncheon. PORTLAND BOYS STAB W el EUGENE V. RICH, BOY MAYOR OF PORTLAND, AND KARL, R. GOODWIN, HIS SECRETARY, IN "THE BOY MAYOR." Two Portland boys, Eugene V. Rich and Earl R. Goodwin, are the star actors in a photoplay story of Portland's boy Mayor and boy po lice system, which is on the bill at the Star Theater today. . Eugene Rich, who was elected Boy Mayor of Portland last Summer,- plays the same part in the film. Young Goodwln.'who was man ager of last year's Lincoln High School football team and is now on . the staff of The Oregonian, appears as his secretary. Both lads act before the movies as if they had done it all their lives. The photoplay story, which shows the Influence for good the boy city administration and boy police exercise over the boys of the City, will advertise Portland all over the country. The film Is a most in teresting picturization of the activities of the Boy Mayor and his ad WAR IDE OH LAZY Mayor Gill, of Seattle, Says Forbearance Ceases. RAID FOR FOOD IS CAUSE Those Who Clamor for Eatables and Refuse to Do Any Labor In Re turn Will Be Severely Dealt With," Says Mayor Hi Gill. EEATTLEDec. 18. Mayor Hiram C. Gill today declared war upon men who clamor for foo-d from the public' and yet refuse to do any labor In return.-4 The Mayor's stand was taken as a result of a ( raid by so-called unem ployed men upon a lunchroom and a public market last night. Two hun dred men took pa,rt in the demonstra tion, but no food was obtained by them and little damage done, but the raiders are in the City JaiL Smaller parties at previous time had sacked a Salvation Army store and groups of men had eaten in restaurants and refused to pay the bills. Most of these offenders were not even arrested. .Mayor Gill today ordered Chief of Police Lang to obtain the prosecution of last night's 38 prisoners under the state law against riot. The Mayor said: Chief Held Responsible. "I have told the Chief that I will hold him personally responsible for the conduct of his officers and that I will ask for the badge of any policeman who hears a street speaker or other propagandist inciting to riot or other unlawful act, without Instantly arrest ing hliu. "The law is specific In its terms and we can convict every one of those who, by force of numbers, have Intimidated keepers of restaurants and other places where food is on sale; every one of those woo, by word or example, incite to riot or unlawful act, and in cases where the inciting menaces a state law and it can be proved weapons are car ried, the sentence will be five years in the penitentiary. "Seattle will provide as far ashe can for worthy poor rightfully hers to care for, but Seattle will not stand for any more anarchy. Industrial Workers of the World riots or I. W. W. advice to take what the other fellow has earned. -. Mayer GUI Determined. " "These I. W. W.'s are a class with which one cannot temporize. We are face to' face with a condition where we must let them put their destructive policies Into effect or else put them down for good and all. "We have chosen the latter course and in the cases of last night's rioters and in all future cases we shall go the limit to prosecute. "In other words, as long as I am TABLE SHOWING ATTENDANCE 1913 AND 1914. School Alrusworth , Albina Homestead .... r. .......... , Arieta Brook lyn Buckznan Capitol Hill (included in Fulton lark) , Chapman Clinton Kelly Couch Creston Jjavia ; Kastmoreland (Included In WlUebui'K) Kliot , Kern wood Pulton Park Glencoe ........ Glenhaven (included with Montavilla) Gregory Heights Hawthorne Highland Hoffman (included in fiouth Mount Tabor)..! Hotladay Hoi man , Hudson Irvini?ton Josiuh Falling Kennedy (included with Vernon) Kenton (Included Is Peniimula and Ockle Greeu ................................... Kerns J-add Lents Llewellyn I.ownsdale (included with Ladd) Montavilla Mount Tabor Multnomah Ockley Green Peninsula Portsmouth ................................ Richmond Rosa City Park Hell wood hattuck Shaver ...,,... Mount Tabor (now Hoffman) Stephens f. ....... Sunny side Terwllier T horn pson . -V . Vernon WKJgbur? (now Eastmoreland) Wood lawn '..,.. Wood mere Woodstock Totals t .aA.sa Wii - THE - 3TORNIXG OREGONIAN, SATTTRDAT, IN MOTION PICTURES. 4 i. 4 lr y : 'j-- :: - Mayor of this city It can be understood that Seattle Is through fooling with a lot of anarchists, thugs and firebugs or worse, who pose as unemployed and who fall in a faint when a bath or an hour's work is mentioned. Feminine Advice Not Needed. "And I don't want any of the Miss Nancy Goody-Goody outfit coming down here to me telling me to be kind to my brother-man. "In the first place, the I. W. W.'s are not my brothers, and in the second place I'm through monkeying with them. We have a police department to' protect life . and property and if we don t start protecting pretty soon neither will bo safe. ' Chief of Police Lang, asked for ex pression of his intentions, said: "A thorough plan has been forma lated, but It will not be given out for publication. The department is capa ble of handling the situation and there will be no further trouble." The state law defines riot as the gath ering of three or more persons for any purposes which shall disturb the public peace by the use of force or violence to any person or to property, or, threats or attempts to commit such disturbance or to do any unlawful act by the use of force or violence accompanied with the power of immediate execution of such threat or attempt. ' "This," said Judge John B. Gordon this morning, "to my mind -covers ex actly what has been occurring in Seat tle. The gathering of a number of per sons in commission of an overt act con stitutes force and certainly the other factors are present." PUPILS TO HEAR RECITAL Isncien E. Becker to Play at Colum bia Theater Today. The Oregon chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present Lucien E. Becker in an organ recital for the school children of the city at the, Co lumbia Theater this- morning- at 9:80 o clock. Frederick W. Goodrich is dean of the guild. Carl Denton is sub-dean, Daniel H. Wilson is secretary and James A. Bamford is treasurer. The following programme will be rendered: Grand march, from "Tann hauser" (Wagner) ; benediction Nuptlale (Hollins), Capriccia (Lemalgre), Spring Song (Mendelssohn), Fugue (a tre) (Bach), American Fantasia . (L. 1 Becker). s COUNTY MAY GET RULES Km plojes Under Civil Service Pro Tided for in Bill Just Drawn Up. County employes may be put under civil service rules if a bill drawn up yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Pierce, at the request 'of the County Commissioners. Is passed by the next Legislature. The matter was brought before the Commissioners by Foreman Richmond, of the Morrison-street bridge. The bill provides only for civil serv ice regulations in the bridge and ferry departments oi counties having a pop ulatlon of more than 100,000. It is regarded, however, as an opening weage to tne installation of civil serv Ice in other departments. AT ALL PORTLAND SCHOOLS IN Male Female Total 1913. 1914. 1918. 1914. 1913. 1914. ,, 147 - 152 109 183 Sl6 815 .. 612 C74 637 68 1,249 1.343 ,. 786 T.68 7S0 583 1.516 1.127 . 42T 443 413 43t( S40 878 ,. 8S9 414 470 472 83S 889 . ... 62 ... S3 ... 117 . 617 4J0 , SS6 488 1,103 948 . CM r8 -. 045 1,17 1.S03 . 923 770 SH 713 1,913 1.483 . GO.t 374 478 S59 981 733 . 235 2S5 237 L'41 47 476 . . . . 120 ... 109 . . . 229 . 879 435 649 809 1.22S H4 . 376 - 403 423 398 79 80J . 128 0 108 61 234 . Ill . 360 377 359 304 719 -741 . . . . 61 ... 07 138 ,. 123 113 101 11 224 232 .. SS4 674 591 03 1.123 1,177 . 780 70O 776 740 1,656 -1.000 . ... f.41 ... 316 ... 607 .. 441 4l!9 41 C32 902 1,001 .. 24" 236 204 324 611 617 .. 144 189 127 161 271 850 ,. 642 48 5& 660 1,131 1,208 .. 744 7H5 721 719 1,405 1.E14 . ... 136 ... 148 ... 284 r - 1S6 ... 97 ... 233 ,. 448 450 409 484 917 934 ,. 009 041 . 63r 939 1.844 1,871 ,. 021 ' 894 961 S66 1.882. 1.760 ,. 178 . 177 - 163 185 363 302 620 "o7 640 671 1.206 1,168 . 329 310 384 338 713 648 49 51 SI 49 80 100 .. 601 501 688 596 1.189 1,097 .. 419 - 869 371 347 790 716 ,. 444 433 42( 403 864 , 836 .. 465 024 466 662 9r.l 1,688 .. 32 S77 841 413 1 - 790 .. 638 679 575 674 1,233 1,353 .. 722 r3 718 607 1TT40 1.169 .. v027 422 603 434 1,030 856 .. 127 ... 144 ... 277 ... .. 492 - 490 486 422 978 902 .. 785 745 82 779 1.611 1,524 .. 178 103 187 166 8H5 329 .. 6K4 . 789 TOO 717 1,507 1.425 .. 747 708 760 717 1.507 1.425 .. 62 ... 42 .... 94 .. 540 53.-. 632 569 3,072 1,104 .. 513 r,8 627 576 1,040 - 1,144 .. 372 3117 Sl 333 70U 732 22,222 23,312, 22,694 22.3S& 44,916 44.700 LITTLE WAIFS CRY PENS MANY DOORS Friendly Purses, Too, Helping to Provide Comforts for Those in Distress. PITIFUL CASES NUMEROUS More Than Ever Before Is Demand Being Made on Associated Chari ties, bnt Public Response Is Unduly Generous. COSTRIBCTIOSS TO CHRIST MAS BELIEF FUND OF THE ASSOCIATE CHARITIES, Previously reported. ... . f 2168.01 Cash, Mrs. Maude E...... 1.00 Cash, Mrs. B. . . 5.00 Cash 6.00 Airs. 31. F. Johnson....... S.00 Cash 20.00 George Good Su.00 Alice N. Wilbur 5.00 Cash 1.00 Koscoe Howard 10.00- Cash, Mrs. George C. K 2.00 Cash, J. C....' '. . 5.00 'Mrs. J. W. Cook 25.00 E. P. A. 5.00 Cash '. . 2.50 C. H. R. , . 2.00 E. M. B '. 5.00' Total 2286.51 Contributions of cash should be sent to Secretary V. R. Manning, 411 Commercial . block; to R. S. Howard, at the Ladd & Tilton Bank, or to The Oregonian. Donations of supplies should be sent to the Associated Chari ties, 411 Commercial block. Telephones: Main 717, or A1517. One week remains of the campaign for the Christmas relief fund of the Associated Charities, and the total do nations of cash to the fund are about aoo greater than they were in 1912. the first year in which the campaign was made. Last year a larger amount was received than has yet been con tributed this year, but there is every indication that the final sum when the campaign this year is ended will be greater than in any previous year. The pressure of the demands for re lief this season, however, are greater than ever before and the Charities will have a serious problem to work out if it is to make the relief fund cover fully the work for which it is being provided. This fund is. set aside to carry relief to the poor, not only on Christmas day. but through all the'Winter days there after, when the temporary relief organ! zations that always spring up In the Christmas season have dropped out of the work again, and the poor are thrown once more into the hands of the old established charitable organi zations. All Money Goes to Poor. The Associated Charities has the machinery already completed for carry ing on this relief wjjrk most effectively, and this machinery will be employed In -handling the Christmas relief fund every cent donated to this fund being expended solely for relief work among tne poor. The generous people of Portland are supporting the Christmas relief fund a never before, not only in their cash do nations, but in donations of supplies and clothing' and in personal relief work under the .direction of the Chari ties. Announcement was made a few days ago of a man who was destitute, with a family of nine children to care for. On the following day a job was pro vided for him that will furnish at least temporary relief for the family in the severity of the winter. "Jessie Isabella," who was left alone Thursday by the death of her grand mother, found more than a hundred friends yesterday offering at the head quarters of the Charities to take care of her. A relative was discovered who will come to Portland and get her. and in the meantime she will be well taken careof by the new friends that she has found there. Although cases that arise are being provided for continually, there Is a steady stream of new cases pouring Into the office of the Charities which roust have relief. Cue 76 Invalid Cannot Care for Family. While the father is prostrated, suf fering from tuberculosis, his wife and his three little .children are in deeper ate need of food and sufficient clothing to keep them warm in this wintry weather. The man himself An In m. hopeless condition, unless better care can be given him and the quarters in which the family is housed can be made warmer and more comfortable. There is no money to pay the rent. there Is not enough clothing to keep the children warm and there has not been enough food for the family for a long time. Case 77 Deserted Wtani Helpless. Deserted by her husband, a. woman finds herself helpless to care' for her little ones. There is a baby only two weeks old, a little glrl-4 years and a boy ( years old. Ill-fed and scantily clothed, the wom an cannot even supply natural nourish ment to ber baby. Food must be sup plied her until she Is strong enough to seek work, and clothing is needed. The Charities received yesterday the donation of the use of two automobiles in which to make visits among the poor and distribute supplies. One was loaned by W. G. Calhoun and one by the Broad way Dye Works. Each auto practically doubles the field that can be covered by a single worker in the relief work. Among the food supplies sent yester day were 25 boxes of apples, donated anonymously, and foodstuffs sent by Mrs. K. W. Warren, Job's Milling Com pany, of St. Johns: Fret's Pickle Works, Rupert's Grocery . (second donation), Mrs. C. B. Water and F. J. Williams, of Sherwood. The Portland Dairy Association sent word that It would supply 10 families with milk each day for a month. Clothing was sent in by Mrs. Frank Carnathan. L. Lasalle, of Forest Grove: Mrs. C. H. Turner. Mrs. Walter Will lams, of Dallas; Anna Dlven, "L. B. B," of . Ashland, and an anonymous con tributor In Hoover. Elllnger. Hearing Set. Thomas M. Ellinger, who Is being held by the police on a cnarge of mur der In the second degree, following the death of Thomas Russell after he had been elected from the New Ohio Hotel, at Second and Burnslde streets, by El linger, will have a hearing Tuesday in Municipal Court. The Bearing was postponed until next week, as the grand Jury is ex pected to act on the matter Monday. The election of the dead man froir the ' hotel took place Monday and the verdict of the Coroner's Jury Thursday caused EUinser to be held. DECEMBER 19, 1914. FOR WINTER APPETITES NOTHING SUPERIOR TO PURE PORK SAUSAGE "It has the taste thai calls for more" Made only from the choicest cuts of pork and blended with pure spices, under the most sanitary conditions. Delivered to your dealer fresh every morning in one-pound sani tary cartons. LINK OR MEAT An innovation this year is the meat sausage put up in air-tight paraffined "Kleen Kups" the most sanitary food containers on the market. . " The following dealers sell and recommend COLUMBIA BRAND PURE PORK SAUSAGE : WEST SIDB Meier & Frank Co. Olds. Wortman & King. Sealy. Dresser & Co., 280 Stark st Hazelwood Cream Store, 10th and Washington. Jno. Anderson. 513 Gllsan St. Wm. Constantine. 1st and Alder. Geo. Downs, 461 Jefferson st. O. L. Graff, 11th and Montgom ery sts. J. C. Green. 3d and Morrison st3. A. T. Kahlke, 16th and Jefferson. H. W. Lottridge. 361 Third st. . Monroe & Celsl, Alder st. near 2d. J. T. O'Brien, 465 Morrison at. ' W. C. Reed. 151 Broadway. Stipe Bros., 61 North Third st Mrs. Van Gorder & Son. 466 Wash ington st. NOB HILL Clark & Co., 23d and Washington. Gunther & Hlckey. 235 N. 23d St. E. Helmer, 2N. 21st sL Jensen's Grocery, 621 Washington. F. E. MeClure. 686 Washington st. J. M. Pille. 176 N. 21st and 121 N. 16th st. . Ward T. Holloway, 21st and Gll san sts. r SOUTH PORTLAND Mrs. S. G. Dowell, 1574 Macadam road. A. L. Moore, 1271 Macadam road. NORTH PORTLAND Carlson Bros.. 795 Thurman st. PORTLAND HEIGHTS Portland Heights Market, 20th and Spring sts. ISA ST SIDE IRVINGTON AND ALBINA A. W. Anderson, 5th and Broad way. E. Anderson & Co., 819 Mississippi ave. . Bell & McCauley, 385 E. Broadway Gensraer & Wolfram, 739 Union ave. Dooney Bros.. 247 E. 21st St. Fred Hoffman. 789 Mississippi ave. J. O. Houk, 582 Union ave. "The Sausage that UNION MEAT COMPANY Send your address for one of oar Columbia Pure Pork Sausage Puzzles. It will amuse' and interest the grown-ups, as well as the children. ' (IT. S. GOVEB.MET INSPECTED) J. C. Mann, Grand ave. and Has ealo. - J. H. Melvln, 519 Union ave. W. H. McJury, 469 Williams ave. D. R. Norton, 335 Union ave. Palmer Bros.. 2G4 Rusell st. Peebler Grocery Co., 205 Holladay Stevenson & Rudolph, 436 Union ave. L. A. Tate, 919 Williams ave. Carl Walstrom. 811 Williams ave. Wallace & Co. 16th st. N. EAST PORTLAND A. Ashla, 18th and E. Burnslde sts. Beckwith & Schmidt, 103 Grand G. A. Gilbert, 380 E. 11th St. Wm. Landauer, 925 E. Stark st. Fred Mason, 2 Grand ave. National Market. 392 E. Burnslde. Geo. T. Webb. 560 E. Alder st. SrNNVSIDE G. Barnes, 45th and Belmont. A. G. Hawkins, 8S0 Belmont at O. W. Lent. 84th and Belmont. J. L. Montgomery, 1102 Haw- . thorne ave. F. H. Norman, 1815 Belmont st Ed Stocklen, 1400 Hawthorne ave. Hacker & Clark. 1404 Hawthorne ROSS MERE D. G. & 1 Drager, 39th and Sandy road. ROSE CITV PARK Crout Grocery Co., 1318 Sandy road. A. Kmisr, 1423 Sandy road. Robs City Park Market. 1535 San dy road. GREGORY HEIGHTS Edwards & Toft, E. 72d and Sandy road. BROOKLYN Ross R. Peebler, S0 Mllwaukle ave. WAVERLY P. A. McKercher. 1020 Clinton st has made good because it is made good Made by 11 RICHMOND J. F. McMahon. 44th and Division. C. G. Metcalf, 982 Division St. SELLWOOD B. A. Campbell. 1563 E. 13th st. - G. Gleason. 521 Maiden ave. THBJIOJIT Schmidt & Son. GRAYS CROSSING W. S. Sanders. K2d st and 60th ave S. E. LENTS C. E. Sager, Main and Foster road. CENTRAL ADDITION h A. VorpahL 02d and E. Gllsan. MONTAVILLA Pliemllng Grocery. 43 E. 80th st. R. A. Wallip. E. 80th and Glisan. J. S. Yeast, E. 74th and Glisan sts. PIEDMONT Fenton & Unruh, 186. Killings worth. Wheeler & King, 1137 Albina ave. KENTON C. G. Anderson. 123 Lombard st. H. Charlton. 99 Kilpatrick st Smith & Carlson, Kilpatrick and Derby sts. LATJRELHL'HST Watson & Anderson, Thirty-second and East Glisan sts. PENINSULA STATION H. De Cordova, 1589 Peninsula H. W.' Gerke. 820 W. Lombard St. PORTSMOUTH C. F. Bollman, 1645 Portsmouth Wm. Ludwlg. 81S Lombard st . ST. JOHNS Couch A Co, 206 Philadelphia st. C. L. Holmes, Oswego & Kessen den sts. J. Markwart. 109 N. Jersey st J. Kassi, 90S Jersey st E. G. Reed. Lombard and West Anna streets. A. S. Scales. 601 E. Fessenden st WOODLAWN W. S. Cutler. 1009 Union ave. F. R. Johnson, 1142 Union ave. J. H. Messner. 1258 Union ave. : H J